10.2.8 Workgroup Manager won't show shares

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adamt

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We had a server up and running for about 2 years until something got corrupted and I did a reinstall. I had installed 10.2.3 from the install discs and then updated it to 10.2.8... The problem is that I need to offer windows shares and some named apple shares, but Workgroup Manager refuses to work properly.

Workgroup Manager works fine for users and groups, but when Sharing is selected, no share points show up, and clicking on the "All" tab to add them either shows no file system or crashes Workgroup Manager.

Essentially: I want to add Samba shares in a way that won't have /etc/smb.conf overwritten every time I start the service, allow me to share folders with Windows computers, and make it as user-friendly as possible, since I'm not always around to attend to the server. I have the old smb.conf file, so if there is a secret directory to put it (/etc/smb.conf gets overwritten on service restart), that would be helpful, too.

Getting Workgroup Manager working flawlessly would be nice, but at the moment, I just want to have something that the other people can click 'Start Windows Services' and have it work. Installing samba by hand and using another smb.conf is closer to a last resort.

Any ideas? Upgrading to 10.3.x isn't yet an option.
 
adamt said:
We had a server up and running for about 2 years until something got corrupted and I did a reinstall. I had installed 10.2.3 from the install discs and then updated it to 10.2.8... The problem is that I need to offer windows shares and some named apple shares, but Workgroup Manager refuses to work properly.

Workgroup Manager works fine for users and groups, but when Sharing is selected, no share points show up, and clicking on the "All" tab to add them either shows no file system or crashes Workgroup Manager.

Essentially: I want to add Samba shares in a way that won't have /etc/smb.conf overwritten every time I start the service, allow me to share folders with Windows computers, and make it as user-friendly as possible, since I'm not always around to attend to the server. I have the old smb.conf file, so if there is a secret directory to put it (/etc/smb.conf gets overwritten on service restart), that would be helpful, too.

Getting Workgroup Manager working flawlessly would be nice, but at the moment, I just want to have something that the other people can click 'Start Windows Services' and have it work. Installing samba by hand and using another smb.conf is closer to a last resort.

Any ideas? Upgrading to 10.3.x isn't yet an option.
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if you "lock" the smb.conf file, the GUI will not be able to change it when you start the service.......... ex. from the terminal
1. su to root or sudo
2. chflags uch smb.conf {will lock the file and not allow gui to change it}

chflags nouchg smb.conf {will unlock the file..you'll need to do this to make any changes}
 
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